# SoundThinking **Domain:** Austin Research / Surveillance **Doc Type:** Research entity **Source basis:** Supplied essay and the specifically identified records; verification scope is recorded in [[wiki/Austin Surveillance Evidence Ledger|the evidence ledger]]. **SoundThinking** is the company name adopted by ShotSpotter in April 2023. Its corporate history links the acoustic-detection business with acquired law-enforcement search and case-management capabilities, including [[wiki/CrimeTracer|CrimeTracer]]. In the Austin essay, the company is the commercial portfolio endpoint used to investigate how collection, search, lead development, and operational follow-up become connected. Product bundling is consequential because one vendor can support several stages of the [[wiki/Sensor-to-Action Loop|sensor-to-action loop]]. Which stages a particular agency uses remains a procurement and implementation question. This node records the named corporate junction. The essay’s further acquisition amounts, state subscription figures, and Geolitica/PredPol personnel history remain source-specific leads; they have not all been independently revalidated here. The NCTCOG-to-commercial transfer question is maintained separately with the required contract and custody evidence. ## Connected entries [[wiki/CrimeTracer|CrimeTracer]] · [[wiki/COPLINK|COPLINK]] · [[wiki/Forensic Logic|Forensic Logic]] · [[wiki/Sensor-to-Action Loop|Sensor-to-Action Loop]] · [[wiki/LEAP Provider Transition|LEAP Provider Transition]] ## Sources and corpus context - [[research/The Austin Surveillance Field|The Austin Surveillance Field]] - [SoundThinking — COPLINK X Is Now CrimeTracer, June 5, 2023](https://www.soundthinking.com/blog/coplink-x-is-now-crimetracer/) **Cluster:** [[wiki/Austin Surveillance Field|Austin Surveillance Field]] · [[wiki/Austin Executable Loop|Austin Executable Loop]] · [[wiki/Austin Surveillance Evidence Ledger|Austin Surveillance Evidence Ledger]]